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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1954

549 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 28

Flood Damage Inspected

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Yesterday Sir Earle Page discussed flood damage on Upper Clarence with the citizens of Tabulam,…

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Plans To Build Out of Flood

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

LISMORE, Thurs. -- At first meeting since the flood Gundurimba Shire Council to-day approved building…

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Grafton Show To Be Record Despite Major Flooding

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 4

Despite flood, Grafton show should be a record, president of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society (Mr. T. J. Ford) said yesterday…

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Floodboats Leaked

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

Copmanhurst S h i r e Council will appoint trustees of floodboats at Copmanhurst and Upper…

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Flood Damage In Harwood Island

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 6

MACLEAN, Fri.--Flood damage estimates placed before Harwood Shire Council to-day totalled £14,250…

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Ex-Servicemen's Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 4

Advice has been received from the War Service Homes Commission by the South…

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Flood Control For C.P. General Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 3

CASINO. Fri.--Flood prevention on the Northern Rivers will be raised at the general…

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ENEMY No, 1 The Floods. 1948 No. 7

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

Following is an extract from an "Examiner" editorial of June 17, 1918, during flood time. It was the day…

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Now Is Time for Action Appeal Flood Mitigation Letter To Editor

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

Sir.--I agree with Mr. M. V. McNamara that the major subject with which we on the Clarence are…

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Flood Relief Money From Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

The Macleay R.S.L. sub-branch (Kempsey) has sent a cheque for £60 to the Far North Coast District Council…

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Red Cross Work During Flood

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

The activities of the South Grafton Red Cross during and after the flood were outlined by the…

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Exciting Finish in Floodboats

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 3

Three of the five flood boat crews which took part in the Grafton Volunteer Water Brigade's…

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Glenreagh School Helps Victims Of Flood

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 5

GLENREAGH.-- Glenreagh School has raised £9151 towards flood relief for those in stricken…

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Bulldozer To Clear Flood Deposit

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 4

MACLEAN, Sat.-- A deputation from Woodford Dale was received by Harwood Shire Council, the…

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ENEMY No. 1 The Floods 1950 No. 8

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

The following portion of an editorial appearing in the "Examiner" on June 19, 1948, three days after the…

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Radio Network For Flood Data

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

A linked radio, flood communications service for the North Coast from thr Twed to the Macleay was planned…

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Preliminary Flood Grant

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 3

A preliminary grant of £500 for expenditure on flood damage restoration work, was last night…

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Volunteered For Flood Work

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 3

Some of the troops who did such a fine job of cleaning up the flood debris in Grafton and South Grafton…

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Continuous Agitation For Flood Prevention

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 4

MACLEAN. -- Speakers at a meeting called by the Mayor to discuss flood prevention stressed the need to agitate for the Gorge Scheme. It was stated that…

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ENEMY No. 1 The Floods 1946 No.9

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 2

Were any of you watching when the Southampton [?]unt went skimming down the Clarence in the 1946…

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